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The Royal Society: Science in the Making

Box List for PP/9

Reference number: PP/9/20

Date: 1886

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An index for manuscripts of papers published in volume 41 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society, with papers numbered 1-23. Papers 1 ['On underground temperature; with observations on the conductivity of rocks; on the thermal effects of saturation and imbibition; and on a special source of heat in mountain ranges', Joseph Prestwick], 2 ['On the agency of water in volcanic eruptions; with some observations on the thickness of the Earth's crust from a geological point of view; and on the primary cause of volcanic action', Prestwick], 15 ['Presidents' Address'] and 16 ['Report of the Kew Committee for the year ending October 31, 1886'] are listed as 'wanting'. Plates are listed as 'wanting' for paper 11 [PP/9/9].

Reference number
PP/9/20
Earliest possible date
1886
Physical description
Ink on paper in Melinex
Page extent
1 page
Format
Manuscript

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Box List for PP/9, 1886, PP/9/20, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/pp_9_20/box-list-for-pp9, accessed on 16 March 2026

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    The archival collection known as 'Proceedings Papers' is comprised of manuscripts and occasional proofs of scientific papers sent to the Royal Society which were read before meetings of Fellows and printed in full in the Proceedings of the Royal Society.

    Dates: 1882 - 1894

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